# CVE-2023-3249: Web3 – Crypto wallet Login & NFT token gating <= 2.6.0 - Authentication Bypass

> Authenticated attackers can bypass authentication to log in as any existing user, including administrators, by exploiting incorrect checks in the Web3 WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-24jj-j75x-h48w

## What is CVE-2023-3249?

CVE-2023-3249 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in cyberlord92 Web3 – Crypto wallet Login & NFT token gating, published on 30 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Web3 – Crypto wallet Login & NFT token gating plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 2.6.0. This is due to incorrect authentication checking in the 'hidden_form_data' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the username.

Weakness: CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3249?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Miniorange Web3 - Crypto Wallet Login \& Nft Token Gating.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3249?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3249 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3249 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in cyberlord92 Web3 – Crypto wallet Login & NFT token gating

- [CVE-2023-6036](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6036/): Web3 – Crypto wallet Login & NFT token gating < 3.0.0 - Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3249 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3249 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in cyberlord92 Web3 – Crypto wallet Login & NFT token gating, published on 30 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: cyberlord92 Web3 – Crypto wallet Login & NFT token gating. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3249/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3249/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3249
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3249
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3249

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3249/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.